Bakkhai - A Greek tragedy of rational vs. instinctual

Anne Carson writes, “Euripides was a playwright of the fifth century BC who reinvented Greek tragedy, setting it on a path that leads straight to reality TV. The Bakkhai is his most subversive play, telling the story of a man who cannot admit he would rather live in the skin of a woman, and a god who seems to combine all sexualities into a single ruinous demand for adoration. Dionysos is the god of intoxication. Once you fall under his influence, there is no telling where you will end up.”

By Euripides, translated by Anne Carson; Directed by Ben Lohrberg 

Presented by BFA Acting program Company of 2024

February 24-26, 2023, Stoll Thrust Theater, Free Registration!